Ingrid Walker-Descartes, MD, MPH

Dr. Ingrid Walker-Descartes is a pediatrician and the Director of the Pediatric Residency Program in the Department of Pediatrics, at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Walker-Descartes completed her residency at New York Methodist Hospital, followed by a fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Presently, Dr. Walker-Descartes also serves as the Night In-House Attending for the Neonatology Intensive Care Unit at New York Methodist Hospital.

Specialty
Pediatrics (General)

Conditions Treated
Dr. Walker-Descartes treats a wide variety of pediatric general concerns such as

General Internal Medicine

Child abuse concerns

Injuries

Acne

Asthma

Allergies

Common Cold

Infectious Diseases

Complex Medical Problems

Nutrition

Diabetes

Preventative Health Care

Ear Infections / Sore throats

Treatments and Procedures
Dr. Ingrid Walker-Descartes offers various general pediatric treatments such as:

Primary pediatric care for children and adolescents

All annual treatments

Child-abuse treatment

Urgent Care

Immunizations

Available to coordinate all aspects of children’s health, providing guidance for subspecialty consultations and home care issues

Quality care to all children and their families

Dr. Ingrid Walker-Descartes is active in research and authored several publications and educational materials, and given many presentations. Her academic appointments include an HRSA Clinical Research Fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where she also is an instructor. Dr. Walker-Descartes is the Co-chair for the Child Protection Committee and Co-chair for the American Academy of Pediatrics, Chapter 2 Committee on the Prevention of Family Violence. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association. She is an APA New Century Scholar Junior Mentor, part of the AAP Special Interest Group on Child Abuse and Neglect, and a Faculty Scholar at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Office of Ethnic and Multicultural Affairs. Dr. Walker-Descartes has been the recipient of numerous honors, such as the Woodward Scholarship of the Office of Ethnic and Multicultural Affairs, the Medical Society of the State of New York Community Service Award, the Fannie & Henry Rice Scholarship, and the Rochester Prize Scholarship. She is involved in community service including the Organization for International Development, which provides medical outreach to underserved communities in Jamaica without access to healthcare.